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Cannot connect to screencat

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Description

Hello friends,

I have installed screencat on my local Ubuntu 16.10 system. I have also installed robotjs and electron from the links given in guide. However, when I start it, it shows it has started, but no UI and no idea how to connect to it or show the html page.

This is what I see when I issue npm start

npm start

> screencat@4.2.0 start /usr/local/lib/node_modules/screencat
> electron electron.js

(electron) ipc module is deprecated. Use require("electron").ipcMain instead.
ready

How can I connect to screencat? Thank you.

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Start with electron.js and the guide referenced in the issue, then reproduce the npm start output on the stated Ubuntu setup. Determine how the application is expected to expose its UI or connection endpoint; done means the documented connection flow works and the missing UI or instructions are addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron, javascript, ubuntu
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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